Published by the Swedish Institute of Classical Studies in Rome. Distributed by Astrom Editions. Published with the aid of grants from the Swedish Council for Research in the Humanities and Social Sciences and the Norwegian Research Council From huts to houses. Transformations of ancient societies. Proceedings of an international seminar organized by the Norwegian and Swedish Institutes in Rome, 21–24 September 1997 Edited by J. Rasmus Brandt & Lars Karlsson Abstract The present volume contains 43 of the 43 announced papers and 11 posters presented at an international conference in Rome in 1997. In a cross-cultural context, the papers examine various aspects of transformation processes connected with architectural changes, covering themes such as building types and development, building function, building technology, and finance and organization. Within this framework, the investigations span a long era, extending from the Mesolithic period to modern times, including experimental reconstructions of ancient dwellings. From the geographical and cultural point of view the contributions cover the Middle East and Europe from the Arabian deserts to the Arctic Ocean, though with a slight emphasis on central Italy in the Iron Age. The last article is a translation from Swedish to English of a study on shepherd huts…

Published by the Swedish Institute of Classical Studies in Rome. Distributed by Astrom Editions. Deliciae fictiles. Proceedings of the First International Conference on Central Italic Architectural Terracottas at the Swedish Institute in Rome, 10–12 December 1990 Edited by Eva Rystedt, Charlotte Wikander & Örjan Wikander Abstract Thirty-three papers on architectural terracottas read at an international conference in Rome. The papers include contributions on Greek material, but the main emphasis is placed on Central Italic roofs (from Northern Etruria to Campania) from the Archaic period. Several papers present hitherto unpublished material, either recently excavated or from earlier, unpublished, excavations and collections. Contents Eva Rystedt, ‘Preface’, p. 7 Arvid Andrén, ‘L’avviamento’, p. 9 ‘General list of abbreviations’, pp. 11–16 Nancy A. Winter, ‘The Greek background for Archaic architectural terracottas of Central Italy’, pp. 17–20 John F. Kenfield, ‘A modelled terracotta frieze from Archaic Morgantina: its East Greek and Central Italian affinities’, pp. 21–28 Concetta Ciurcina, ‘Rapporti tra le terrecotte architettoniche della Sicilia orientale e quelle dell’Italia centrale’, pp. 29–38 Elena Epifanio Vanni, ‘Antefisse di tipo campano a Himera’, pp. 39–43 Maria Bonghi Jovino, ‘La decorazione architettonica di Capua: peculiarità, itinerarii e modelli’, pp. 45–54 Ninina Cuomo di Caprio & Matilde Romito, ‘Fratti…

Published by the Swedish Institute of Classical Studies in Rome. Distributed by Astrom Editions. Opuscula Romana 18 Contents Articles Jesper Svenbro, ‘La Cigale et les fourmis. Voix et écriture dans une allégorie grecque’ Kristina Berggren, ‘The Capestrano warrior and the Numana head. A structuralist semiotic interpretation’ Ragnhild Billig, ‘Bilder und Bodenfunde. Kleine Beiträge zur Kenntnis der spätantiken Stadt’ Helle Damgaard Andersen, ‘The feline waterspouts of the lateral sima from the Upper Building at Poggio Civitate, Murlo’ Jane DeRose Evans, ‘Statues of the kings and Brutus on the Capitoline’ Joachim Ganzert, ‘Zweimal zur Vitruv-Interpretation’ Anne-Marie Leander Touati, ‘Commodus wearing the lion skin. A “modern” portrait in Stockholm’ C.S. Lightfoot & Mürsit Yazici, ‘A Roman tomb-group containing two samovars (authepsae) from Kayseri, Turkey’ Kyle M. Phillips, Jr (†), ‘The lateral sima from Poggio Civitate (Murlo): notes on early Etruscan craftsmanship’ Cornelia Weber-Lehmann, ‘Die Dokumentation der etruskischen Grabmalerei aus dem Nachlass Alessandro Moranis’ Charlotte Wikander & Örjan Wikander, ‘The early monumental complex at Acquarossa. A preliminary report’ Örjan Wikander, ‘Senators and equites IV. The case of the Egnatii Field reports Giordano Labud, ‘Rapporto preliminare sulle campagne di scavo del 1988 e del 1989 a San Simone (Simonov Zaliv) presso Isola’ Eva Rystedt, ‘Ricerca…